Most Famous People from Germany
Germany has produced 19,303 notable individuals throughout history, with politicians and academics being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Albert Einstein. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
AE
Albert Einstein German Physicist 1879 – 1955
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5
KM
Karl Marx German Economist 1818 – 1883
#
16
LV
Ludwig van Beethoven German Composer 1770 – 1827
#
17
FN
Friedrich Nietzsche German Philosopher 1844 – 1900
#
37
IK
Immanuel Kant German Philosopher 1724 – 1804
#
60
JW
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German Poet 1749 – 1832
#
64
RW
Richard Wagner German Composer 1813 – 1883
#
97
AM
Angela Merkel German Politician Born 1954
#
113
GW
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel German Philosopher 1770 – 1831
#
175
OV
Otto von Bismarck German Politician 1815 – 1898
#
190
PB
Pope Benedict XVI German Priest Born 1927
#
191
WI
Wilhelm II (German Emperor) German Emperor 1859 – 1941
#
198
MD
Marlene Dietrich German Actor 1901 – 1992
#
217
GF
George Frideric Handel German Composer 1685 – 1759
#
228
AS
Arthur Schopenhauer German Academic 1788 – 1860
#
244
MW
Max Weber German Sociologist 1864 – 1920
#
268
HK
Henry Kissinger German Politician Born 1923
#
280
JK
Johannes Kepler German Naturalist 1571 – 1630
#
283
AD
Albrecht Dürer German Painter 1471 – 1528
#
288
BB
Bertolt Brecht German Playwright 1898 – 1956
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290